Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max

The Experience:She'll make you curse, but she a blessing... Real life people are complicated...

Music video: The visuals portray jealous and sadomasochistic bedroom relationship that reduces sweet to pleasure and psycho to abusive. The video climaxes with him discovering the dead body of a previous boyfriend, and with her lighting the bed on fire. Occupied or not? We don't know.

The Meaning of Sweet But Psycho: In Ava Max's own words in an interview with JAMS 96.3, "The track is about a girl who is misunderstood in a relationship. She thinks she's going out of her mind and psycho. But in reality, she's just a strong, independent female. In the end, the guy loves all of her sides – sweet, psycho (as he likes to call it)." Without that explanation the lyrics themselves tend towards a more superficial naughty and nice dichotomy. That lends itself to the music video's bedroom-oriented and abusive visuals, visuals that unfortunately detract from Ava Max's stated goal of portraying that strong independent female.

Ask yourself: How many dimensions are there to your relationships? Do they fall flat for lack of true depth? Album: - (2019)

LYRICS:

Oh, she's sweet but a psychoA little bit psychoAt night she screamin'"I'm-ma-ma-ma out ma mind"Oh, she's hot but a psychoSo left but she's right thoughAt night she screamin'"I'm-ma-ma-ma out ma mind"She'll make you curse, but she a blessingShe'll rip your shirt within a secondYou'll be coming back, back for secondsWith your plate, you just can't help itNo, no, you'll play alongLet her lead you on, on, onYou'll be saying, "No, no"Then saying, "Yes, yes, yes"'Cause she messin' with your headOh, she's sweet but a psychoA little bit psychoAt night she screamin'"I'm-ma-ma-ma out ma mind"Oh, she's hot but a psychoSo left but she's right thoughAt night she screamin'"I'm-ma-ma-ma out ma mind"Grab a cop gun kinda crazyShe's poison but tastyYeah, people say, "Run, don't walk away"'Cause she's sweet but a psychoA little bit psychoAt night she screamin'"I'm-ma-ma-ma out ma mind"See, someone said, don't drink her potionsShe'll kiss your neck with no emotionsWhen she's mean, you know you love it'Cause she tastes so sweet, don't sugar coat itNo, no, you'll play alongLet her lead you on, on, onYou'll be saying, "No (no, no, no, no), no (no, no)"Then saying, "Yes, yes, yes"'Cause she messin' with your headOh, she's sweet but a psychoA little bit psychoAt night she screamin'"I'm-ma-ma-ma out ma mind"Oh, she's hot but a psychoSo left but she's right thoughAt night she screamin'"I'm-ma-ma-ma out ma mind"Grab a cop gun kinda crazyShe's poison but tastyYeah, people say, "Run, don't walk away"'Cause she's sweet but a psychoA little bit psychoAt night she screamin'"I'm-ma-ma-ma out ma mind"You're just like me, you're out your mindI know it's strange, we're both the crazy kindYou're tellin' me that I'm insaneBoy, don't pretend that you don't love the painOh, she's sweet but a psychoA little bit psychoAt night she screamin'"I'm-ma-ma-ma out ma mind"Oh, she's hot but a psychoSo left but she's right thoughAt night she screamin'"I'm-ma-ma-ma out ma mind"Grab a cop gun kinda crazyShe's poison but tastyYeah, people say, "Run, don't walk away"'Cause she's sweet but a psychoA little bit psychoAt night she screamin'"I'm-ma-ma-ma out ma mind"review by Benjamin O'Loughlin

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